Newsboy-wagon body



guwznlaz A. C. CARLSON NEWSBOY WAGON BODY Flled March 29, 1926 May 22, 192s.

Patented May 22, 1928.

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i ENTE ARTIE o; CARLSON-,10F VALPARAISO, 1NDrANA, Assren'on, BY MnsNn ASSIGNMENTS,

To THE NORTHERN TRUST .COMPANY AND HAROLD H. RocKWnLLAs TRUsTEEs.

y Application inea March 29 192s. seriall NQ. 98,393.

-My invention relates to improvements in newsboy wagon bodies and` it more respecif allyconsists of the features pointed ont in the, claims.

The purpose of my invention to pro-r` vide a wagon body specially adapted ,for newsboy services in ,which` increased `capacity `is secured through the use of oldingsideboard extensions which are hinged to the upper edges of the sides ,so as to betolded inwardly or folded outwardlyon approxiT ...mately a horizontal plane and also at an,

- angle betweenthese two extremes; and that `providesvmeans for limiting. extreme orintermediatepositions ot the extensions.

l With these and other ends in, View, I

. illustrate in the accompanying `drawing such .instances of adaptation vas will disclose the broad. underlying features` without limiting A myself to the specific details shownthereon and y described herein.

y -Figure 1 is a side elevation ,of acomplete nl Wagon.v

Fig. 2 is a rear end elevation of Fig. 1,l

with the Wheels omitted.

Fig. 3 is a cross section of the body look ingl toward; the rear end.

Figf4 is a plan view of a corner of the" body, partly in section.

In practically carrying out my invention, I may use such alternative constructions as are found necessary to meet varying conditions as to sizes, dimensions, etc.,without departing from the spirit of my invention.

The body is composed of side boards 1 whose ends are rabbetted to receive between them a front cross member 2 and a rear cross member 3. The sides 1 may have grooves on their inner faces near their bottom edges into which transversely placed floor boards y 4 are positioned. The sides and end members of the body are held in engagement by corner brackets 17 formed of sheet metal.

The body is supported above the wheels by U-shaped members 5 and 6. The rear axle support is braced on the body by bars 9 that are secured to the sides 1. 1

The front of the body has a steering fork 12 which is held at an angle by the connecting bar 13. The body is attached to the support 5 by a suitable king pin, and ifth Wheel plates 8 are positionedl between the support 5 and the front end 2 of the body.

A brace 7 reaches from a cross member of 65 the steering frame 12 to the floor boards 4.

Axles 10 and Wheels 11 completethe under structure Aof the body. The steering is done by handle v14 pivotally attached at 16 to the steering fork 12. Thishandle has bearing on a bracket 15 inline with the centerlof, 60 the king pin.

The under .structure may be. varied las widely as desired, for the reasonthat the body Jfeatures `are' equally applicable to `any desired type of such structure'. y I65 `In Fig. 1 the` folding side extensions 18 are broken, the forwardv half being shown1 in a lhorizontal position., and' `the ,rear yhalf raised atan angle, Whilethe vertical lposition is shown by dottedlines. `These sidez extensions are'reinforcedat their ends *by* UK-shapedsheet `metal plates 19 which are pivoted at 22 toupwardly extending ,projections of the corner bracketsA 17 y and the extensionsl 18 are held in horizontal; posif.;75

tionsby the'braces23. l

The upper ends of these braces are piv. oted at 25 to the extensionsr 18, and their lower endsare provided with headed pins `24, shown-in Fig. 4. yThese pins-slide in slots 20 fofthe cornerl brackets y17.` vThe brackets ,17 are bent outward, as shown in Fig. 4, sol as to provide sliding room for the head of the pins 24. f These heads prevent ythe pins being pulled out of the slots 20. To support the extensions 18 at an angle, as shown in Fig. 2, lateral notches are formed in the slots 20. As shown, notches 21 are located at the upper ends of the slots 20.

It it is desired to hold the extensions-18 at other angles additional notches 21 (not shown) may be provided. Along the top edge of the front end 2 and the rear end 3 a cover strip 26 may be placed to cover 95 notches formed in the top edge of these end members to receive lthe heads of bolts for securing same to the Aunder supports 5 and 6. In the former case serving as a king pin, and in the latter case as a rigid securing means.

Through the use of my present construc tion I am able to dispense with nails of all kinds, thereby `.securing a more rigid and serviceable structurev than is otherwise attainable. The parts may be secured to each other by the use of rivets, stove bolts, etc. If the latter are used instead of rivets or ordinary wood screws the assembled relation of the body parts may be maintained in its l1.1.0

original rigidity by simply tightening the stove bolts to compensate for any shrinkage that may take place.

Extra capacity for newspapers is secured by reason of the side extensions when these extensions are folded outward, as shown in Fig. 3. This arrangement of parts permits the piling of folded newspapers on the floor boards lengthwise of the body for the full depth of the sides, after which folded newspapers are placed crosswise of the body in one or more stacks as desired, the side extensions 18 supporting the outer ends of the newspaper stacks. the body and, if needed, a rope may be passed over the same and underneath the body lengthwise thereof to hold the stacks in place, thus insuring a capacity that is quite beyond any form of newsboy delivery wagon hitherto available.

If the quantity of papers does not'exceed the depth of the body, the extensions 18 may be folded inwardly, as shown iny F ig. 2, in

vwhich position the papers are held against being blown away.

What I claim'is:

l. In toy wagon bodies, suitable end members, suitable sides, corner brackets for holding the sides and ends in engagement with each other said brackets having slots therein, side extensions pivoted to the upper end of the brackets, and braces pivoted to the ends of the extensions and adapted to be held in sliding relation in the slots of the brackets.

2. In toy wagon bodies, a pair of side body members, a pair of end body members against which the side members are posi- These stacks. may fill the length ofy tioned, slotted plates secured to the corners of the body for holding the side and end members in assembled relation, extensions for thesides of the body1 adjustablyheld in different positions in relation to-the sides by supporting braces slidable in the slotted plates, and means on such plates for limiting the movement of the braces and permitting the sides to swing through an arc of approximately 180 degrees.

3. A toy wagon body comprising sides ends and floor boards, corner brackets for holding these partsin rigid assembled relation, side extension members, reinforcing metal ends for said extensions, means for pivoting said ends to the brackets, braces pivoted to these metal ends, and means for holding the free ends of the braces in sliding relation on the brackets to permit the sides to be moved through an arc of approximately 180 degrees.

4. In toyv wagon bodies, a rigidy frame composed of ends, sides and floor boards held between the sides, pivoted' extensions for the sides, end braces for the' extensions, guiding means for the end braces, and limit slots in the said means for holdingthc side extensions in horizontal positions approximately 180 degrees apart, and limit notches in the guiding means adapted to rigidly hold the end bracesvin an intermediatev position so that the side extensions are held at an angle to the horizontal which is less than 90 degrees. Y

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ARTIE C. CARLSON, 

